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Friday, March 16, 2012

HEIDI'S PICK SIX: Bruce Brown

1. Which of your characters is your favorite?Of all my characters, Howard Lovecraft and Spot are my favorites. They are adventurous, brave, sarcastic and funny. I love the dynamic between them. In many ways they fight like an old married couple.

2. Tell me about your travels.

3. Coffee, tea, or milk?I am a diehard coffee drinker. I usually drink several double espressos a day.

4. What else can you do besides write?I am a student of Shinkendo which is the martial arts study of Samurai sword fighting. There is something about the discipline of it that draws me to it. Besides, how cool is it to swing a sword around and sword fight!

5. Who are you reading right now?
6. Pop culture or academia?
7. What is the toughest scene you ever wrote?
8. Where do you find your inspirations to write?

9. Food you could eat everyday.I honestly could eat sushi or sashimi every day. I love it. I am a total creature of habit with foods. I once ate hot dogs everyday for a month. Granted, not healthy, but I was younger then. I actually try to eat really healthy now, but I still eat in patterns.

10. Are you into sports or other physical activities?
11. What kind of music speaks to you?

12. Do you outline your stories or do they just take you along for the ride?Honestly, you have to map out the story to fit it into the right amount of pages and panels in comics; that is an unavoidable part of comic writing. But, I will say that when the story just takes on a life of itself, it is the greatest feeling! When I wrote Howard Lovecraft & The Frozen Kingdom, it just flowed out of me and seemed so natural.

13. Celebrity crush.
14. Who are the biggest influences on your work?

15. Do you still watch cartoons?Absolutely! I am a huge fan of the show Phineas and Ferb. I honestly think it is the smartest all-ages show that has come out in a long time. I know many adults who watch it regularly. Plus as an all-ages creator/writer I think it is important to stay in touch with that “little kid” inside you.

Howard Lovecraft's family has been imprisoned on a far-flung alien planet. Spot has been captured and is slowly becoming a mindless Fishman. Howard, accompanied by his insane father, a pistol-packing constable, and his hungry cat, must face the all-powerful ruler of the Outer Gods, a revengeful old enemy, an army of deadly monsters, and a lethal world called Yuggoth, to save the day.

All Howard has to do is surrender his father's Book. But that would mean certain doom for all of mankind!

TALKING ABOUT THE AMBASADORA SERIES

"AMBASADORA has a lot to say about the human spirit and it says it well." -MIKE RESNICK Nebula and Hugo Award-winning Author of the Santiago series

TALKING ABOUT STARRIE

"Miller’s short third novel in the space-faring, caste-bound, hierarchically polyamorous, and socially striated Ambasadora universe (after 2013’s Greenshift) manages to balance the exoticized presentation of the setting with relatable human interaction...the romance between Ben and Naela highlights the emotional side of reaching out to those who are different from you, even in a world where those differences are stylized and codified." -Publisher's Weekly

TALKING ABOUT MANY GENRES

"...a beautiful and insightful must-have book for any writer, from newbie to working pro. Highly recommended!" -JONATHAN MABERRY NYT Bestselling Author of the Joe Ledger series

TALKING ABOUT STARRIE

"STARRIE is one ripping fast book and a well told story. I loved it!" --Basil Sands, The Big Thrill

TALKING ABOUT HEIDI'S WRITING

"...a writer-crush on Heidi Ruby Miller. I mean, holy crap, this girl can write! This is how you write Science-Fiction." -CARY CAFFREY Bestselling Author of The Girls from Alcyone trilogy

TALKING ABOUT GREENSHIFT

TALKING ABOUT STARRIE

"Take authentic, straight-ahead space opera. Stir in a highly trained, kick-ass assassin on a mission of vengeance. Toss in a career soldier and watch them battle together, and grow together, as adversity piles on. Serve hot! Heidi Ruby Miller’s STARRIE serves up the perfect concoction of nonstop, take-no-prisoners SF action and romance, set against the intriguing backdrop of the brutal and dangerous world of AMBASADORA, and deftly leaves us wanting more." -Win Scott Eckert, coauthor with Philip José Farmer of The Evil in Pemberley House and author of The Scarlet Jaguar, winner of the 2014 New Pulp Award

TALKING ABOUT MARKED BY LIGHT

"Talk about an outlaw hero that is larger than life. Talk about a hero who changes worlds." -JENNA BENNET NYT Bestselling Author of The Fortune series

TALKING ABOUT HEIDI'S STORIES

TALKING ABOUT STARRIE

"With explosive action, kick-ass heroes and romance that hits all the right notes, STARRIE gives fans of science fiction romance everything they want—at a breakneck pace. Plan to stay up all night finishing this one, it’s impossible to put down!" - RHONDA MASON Author of The Empress Game